Semyon Grigorievich Zimin

Semyon Grigorievich Zimin (1760, Zuevo - 1840) was a Russian entrepreneur and founder of the Zimin dynasty. He was born a serf owned by the landowner Ryumin.[1]

He married Anastasia Grigorievna with whom he had five sons: Kipriyan, Ivan, Pavel, Nikita, Stepan. They all became involved in the family business.[1]

Semyon travelled to Moscow three or four times a year, selling silk goods to wholesalers in Kitay-gorod, the main commercial district in Moscow. [2]

References
  1. "История рода Зиминых - Староверы-предприниматели - Предпринимательство, меценатство - Тематический каталог - Самарское староверие". samstar-biblio.ucoz.ru. Samstar. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. Ulyanova, Galina (2006). История текстильных династий Зиминых и Гучковых. Фабричное дело (PDF). Moscow: Фонд «Московское время».
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